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technology similar to live doppler 7. and if you can't beat them, join them. what stores are doing to compete against cheaper internet prices. >> right now back to dan and cheryl. >> some young people are honored by first lady michelle obama by the white house today. >> youth radio received a youth program award.ixciw >> it teaches 400er nerve dr dr under served young adults.. >> students can work as interns on a range of arts programs cool stuff. >> yes. >>> this is "world news." tonight, plea for peace.
technology similar to live doppler 7. and if you can't beat them, join them. what stores are doing to compete against cheaper internet prices. >> right now back to dan and cheryl. >> some young people are honored by first lady michelle obama by the white house today. >> youth radio received a youth program award.ixciw >> it teaches 400er nerve dr dr under served young adults.. >> students can work as interns on a range of arts programs cool stuff. >> yes....
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you can see where you need to be working. >> technology receivedloep fda approval. the doctor says it doesn't cost extra. it's an investment in his practice. showrooming. i shop at the store by buy it online. some are beginning to embrace it. stay with >>> tonight money matters a ral yes on waut street. the dow rose today thanks to signs a deal will be struck before spending cuts go into affect next year that. is the fiscal cliff you hear about. apple gained $28 a share after a two month long slump. surprise at intel tonight. the chief executive is stepping down three years before the retirement age of 65. and the national association of realtors said today that sales of previously owned homes went up in october and the pace is 11% higher than last year. >> by week's end there is one thing for certain. shoppers have lined up for days flooding through doors of big box174trretailers. what is not concern is where they'll buy anything. john is an artist and a shopper. >> this is a big issue for me. >> he already knows where he's going next. >> the reason i'm here is to
you can see where you need to be working. >> technology receivedloep fda approval. the doctor says it doesn't cost extra. it's an investment in his practice. showrooming. i shop at the store by buy it online. some are beginning to embrace it. stay with >>> tonight money matters a ral yes on waut street. the dow rose today thanks to signs a deal will be struck before spending cuts go into affect next year that. is the fiscal cliff you hear about. apple gained $28 a share after a...
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technology is a key driver of the south korean economy. making up 40% of the trade w out the components, americans might not have smart phones or tv monitors. >> this is under celebrated fact that the technology purr vais homes of most americans.. >> the agreement is paving the way for more investmentvc'e÷ and partnerships between silicon valley and core rea. 500 companies are showing off their latest technologies, at a two-day conference. nancy developed in a -- california tech firms see koreas as a partner. joaquin sold his company for the energy industry. >> korea is a great launch pad. very innovative. a great track record, u.s. companies are teeming with large companies like lg, samsung to be the launching pad to be a spring board for the world. >> samsung is a electronics giant but has been engaged in a legal battle with apple over patents. the deputy minister for the knowledge economy is reluctant to answer questions whether the legal dispute will hurt efforts. >> to they can bring more. >> the interpretor says korea has goals. >>
technology is a key driver of the south korean economy. making up 40% of the trade w out the components, americans might not have smart phones or tv monitors. >> this is under celebrated fact that the technology purr vais homes of most americans.. >> the agreement is paving the way for more investmentvc'e÷ and partnerships between silicon valley and core rea. 500 companies are showing off their latest technologies, at a two-day conference. nancy developed in a -- california tech...
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. >>> brain stimulation technology to treat depression. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler joins us how with how it works. >> reporter: doctors say pulses can undo depression. gloomy weather, shorter day light can trigger depression. >> reporter: 1-10 american adults live with major depression. >> i struggled with depression for a long time. since i was a child. >> reporter: two years of medications weren't working. >> it wreaked havoc on my life. my husband left and i had lots of terrible things going on. >> a gradual increasing down hill course with more frequent episodes and more severe. >> reporter: this summer he began this ground breaking therapy. tms. this fda approved machine focuses pulses into one area. >> when it moves over the nerves it induces activity. >> reporter: that activates the brain's system that controls mood, restoring balance and neuro transmitters. regulating depressed brain activity without drugs. >> to be more active without having to be invasive. >> changed my life. first thing that ever successfully g
. >>> brain stimulation technology to treat depression. ktvu's health and science editor john fowler joins us how with how it works. >> reporter: doctors say pulses can undo depression. gloomy weather, shorter day light can trigger depression. >> reporter: 1-10 american adults live with major depression. >> i struggled with depression for a long time. since i was a child. >> reporter: two years of medications weren't working. >> it wreaked havoc on my...
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dan kerman reports, federal investigators are not convinced that chevron is using the best available technology. this chemical safety board has issued a subpoena to chevron. they have to answer it these specific decisions about the decision making process of the cost one type of pipe instead of the other. dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> in the letter about the concern they say that there is a 9 percent chromium steel alloy will work the best and it is concerned about stainless steel being more susceptible to stress corrosion. >> in bay area news, this 65 year-old woman. the suspect is only 14 years old. we are getting a photographs. this is one of them caviar king. they are going to try him as an adult. if kaviar.. king he approached the woman, it kidnapped her, sexually assaulted her and she was left on the side of the road which was found hours later. the suspect was found when he went back to the crime scene. and he did not seem impactive that he could be >> the oakland police officers to the union is criticizing the department's leadership that, as a judge gets ready to decide weather to hand o
dan kerman reports, federal investigators are not convinced that chevron is using the best available technology. this chemical safety board has issued a subpoena to chevron. they have to answer it these specific decisions about the decision making process of the cost one type of pipe instead of the other. dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> in the letter about the concern they say that there is a 9 percent chromium steel alloy will work the best and it is concerned about stainless steel being...
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your chance to relive the giants world series victory. [ male announcer ] are you ready for tomorrow's technology today? then switch to at&t u-verse tv. add the wireless receiver exclusively from at&t, and you're no longer tied to the tv outlet. move your tv wherever you want in your home...even outside. [ megan ] call now and switch to u-verse for just $29 a month for six months, with a total home dvr included, free for life. add hbo and cinemax and get the first three months free. plus you can bundle tv and u-verse high speed internet with speeds up to 24 megs. [ male announcer ] our total home dvr lets you record four shows at once... and play them back in any room. every channel is in 100-percent, crystal-clear digital picture and sound. and you can upgrade to get 170 hd channels -- that's more than cable. [ megan ] so call now and switch to u-verse for just $29 a month for six months, with a total home dvr included, free for life. add hbo and cinemax and get the first three months free. [ male announcer ] at&t u-verse. it's tv like you've never seen before. ♪ >>> typically the red carpet y
your chance to relive the giants world series victory. [ male announcer ] are you ready for tomorrow's technology today? then switch to at&t u-verse tv. add the wireless receiver exclusively from at&t, and you're no longer tied to the tv outlet. move your tv wherever you want in your home...even outside. [ megan ] call now and switch to u-verse for just $29 a month for six months, with a total home dvr included, free for life. add hbo and cinemax and get the first three months free....
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search technology, out of the picture. reports that i yahoo!'s ceo, marissa mayer and facebook's ceo met recently to discuss closer ties through the companies. they both previously worked for google. that's something interesting to watch in the technology world. >> weste'll keep our eyes on it >>> the roads to tahoe are clear but there's plenty of snow up there. this weekend's storm dumped plenty of fresh powder on the sierra. keeping the roads to tahoe open every winter is a fairly tough job. national geographic documentary. hell on the highway focuses on the winter of 2010 to 2011 when more than 700 inches of snow fell. it looks at what they did to deep the interstate open and donner pass open. hell on the highway airs wednesday night at ten:00. it was crazy that year. no chains required, though. so clear path up there if you're headed that way. >> that's a good title. that will make me watch alone. >> you don't want to be in it, though. >> exactly. that's why i want to watch the documentary. >> good idea. i'll watch it with you. it's safer th
search technology, out of the picture. reports that i yahoo!'s ceo, marissa mayer and facebook's ceo met recently to discuss closer ties through the companies. they both previously worked for google. that's something interesting to watch in the technology world. >> weste'll keep our eyes on it >>> the roads to tahoe are clear but there's plenty of snow up there. this weekend's storm dumped plenty of fresh powder on the sierra. keeping the roads to tahoe open every winter is a...
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but they are also going to be putting in the latest technology valves. >> however, gregor karras with communities for a better environment says that that is to is not good enough. >> when people say what it does happen this is a big reason. >> for its part, chevron says they are working closely with the city of richmond, and the bay area of air quality management district. and all repairs and replacement equipment and materials will meet or exceed applicable industry standards and codes. there will be no charge in use or increase throughout the crude unit. >> government regulators should find a way to require chevron to repeal the and up from scratch. >> many of these same issues will be discussed on monday when they will appear in front of the air district to discuss these repairs. dan kerman, kron 4. >> this s u v you can see the impact and the partially collapsed roof. the driver collided with the guard rail at the appian way over crossing follo falling down on to westbound 80 just midnight. the tow truck driver says he could not believe the people were walking out with minor injur
but they are also going to be putting in the latest technology valves. >> however, gregor karras with communities for a better environment says that that is to is not good enough. >> when people say what it does happen this is a big reason. >> for its part, chevron says they are working closely with the city of richmond, and the bay area of air quality management district. and all repairs and replacement equipment and materials will meet or exceed applicable industry standards...
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president obama called solyndra a model of green technology and then went bankrupt later. >>> new health concerns about another type of energy product, this time it is the 5-hour energy which comes in a shot size bottle. ktvu's david stevenson tells us what led to the investigation. david? >> reporter: first, monster energy, now 5-hour energy is being scrutinized for possible link to injuries and deaths. >> reporter: she is a coordinator at ucsf and relies on 5-hour energy shots to give a boost. >> i try not to do it too often. only on days when i feel like i am sluggish. >> the food and drug administration is taking a closer look at the drink. they confirms to ktvu it received reports of 13 deaths and 30 reports of life threatening injuries since 2008. >> energy drinks are about two cups of coffee and kind of put together in a way that might encourage you to take multiple doses. >> reporter: they asked researchers to look into hundreds of cases involving a variety of energy drippings. he says large doses of -- energy drinks. he says large doses can set off heart conditions. >> adrenalin
president obama called solyndra a model of green technology and then went bankrupt later. >>> new health concerns about another type of energy product, this time it is the 5-hour energy which comes in a shot size bottle. ktvu's david stevenson tells us what led to the investigation. david? >> reporter: first, monster energy, now 5-hour energy is being scrutinized for possible link to injuries and deaths. >> reporter: she is a coordinator at ucsf and relies on 5-hour energy...
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he developed leading technology institute. california tech firms see korea as partner who can help them develop and refine the technology for global sale. he sold his company makes wireless systems for the energy industry. >> korea is great. and in0vaivt and track record. u.s. company lake qualcomm, teaming with large company like lg and samsung being the launch pad and spring board for the rest of the world. >>reporter: electronic giant in korea but engaged in legal battle with apple over patent. the deputy korea knowledge economy reluctant to answer my question whether legal dispute will hurt effort to promote stronger tie. >>. they can help each other and cooperate more and more. >>reporter: through his interpreter the deputy minister says korea has ambitious goals. >> we want to promote more bigger exchanges investment and ideas and technology. >>reporter: the free trade agreement with korea calls for job creation as one of the goals. 30 korean own company hold a job fair here tomorrow as part of the conference. in santa c
he developed leading technology institute. california tech firms see korea as partner who can help them develop and refine the technology for global sale. he sold his company makes wireless systems for the energy industry. >> korea is great. and in0vaivt and track record. u.s. company lake qualcomm, teaming with large company like lg and samsung being the launch pad and spring board for the rest of the world. >>reporter: electronic giant in korea but engaged in legal battle with...
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eventually it will be more cost- effective for businesses to invest in cleaner technology than to chase after the allowances. but critics say there's another choice many businesses may make, to pack up and leave the state altogether. california is gambling that other states will join them in this approach to fighting climate change. it is a bet that could be lost. >> but if we don't start at all, it may never happen. >> reporter: whether you believe in climate change or not, there is one thing that everyone can agree on: with cap and trade, the business climate in california has changed forever. in santa clara, john ramos, cbs 5. >>> i put my daughter in this school expecting her to be protected and safe. >> what a registered sex offender volunteered at that school. how he got on campus and why he wasn't arrested. >>> these are well planned well thought out high level theft. >> stolen by the truckload. why bay area thieves are going nuts! >> this right here is the last piece of machinery left over from the clean-up efforts from that massive mud slide that occurred in this daly city neig
eventually it will be more cost- effective for businesses to invest in cleaner technology than to chase after the allowances. but critics say there's another choice many businesses may make, to pack up and leave the state altogether. california is gambling that other states will join them in this approach to fighting climate change. it is a bet that could be lost. >> but if we don't start at all, it may never happen. >> reporter: whether you believe in climate change or not, there...
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technology moves quickly. government doesn't always move as quickly. there are times and inherent tension between departments and central offices that arise when resources are limited. there is always room for improvement. however, we are encouraged by the recent progress and collaboration and are confident about the success of ongoing and future efforts. some examples of recent successes are two years ago we did produce the first ever five year ict plan. this year we will update that plan and working with coit, the cio, and the controller's office on that report and open to feedback on how we can make it more useful to the board, departments, and to the public. the city email conversion project. i know that the civil grand jury points that as a failure or a ongoing frustration. i think we see some of the recent success and progress we're optimistic. right now 3600 users, 27 departments and some of the largest departments are slated for conversion in the next months and library is slated for conversion and additional 1300 accounts and others in january
technology moves quickly. government doesn't always move as quickly. there are times and inherent tension between departments and central offices that arise when resources are limited. there is always room for improvement. however, we are encouraged by the recent progress and collaboration and are confident about the success of ongoing and future efforts. some examples of recent successes are two years ago we did produce the first ever five year ict plan. this year we will update that plan and...
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this wastewater processing and reuse technology is cutting edge. and although it's been successfully implemented in other cities, it will be one of the first such installations in an urban office building. >> here is a city agency that treats wastewater, but they send no wastewater to the treatment facility. that says a lot. >> it's got a 12 gallon per day occupancy using 5,000 gallons per day with a building officing 1,000 people. that turns out to save over 2.7 million gallons a year. >> the public utilities commission runs water, power and sewer services for san francisco. we can't afford to be out of business after an earthquake. so, we're thinking about building a building. that building is going to hold our operations center and our emergency operations center for things like earth quack. that building had to be immediately occupiable. great. but we can do better than that. so, this new technology that we ended up using was a concrete building that straps basically, that goes through the interior of the building and allow the building to turn
this wastewater processing and reuse technology is cutting edge. and although it's been successfully implemented in other cities, it will be one of the first such installations in an urban office building. >> here is a city agency that treats wastewater, but they send no wastewater to the treatment facility. that says a lot. >> it's got a 12 gallon per day occupancy using 5,000 gallons per day with a building officing 1,000 people. that turns out to save over 2.7 million gallons a...
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there has been 15 years of sustainable development with development of new green technologies. in 2011, we have the largest out of carbon ever. inequality has reached epic proportions around the world. in the united states, the richest 1% owned 38% of all wealth. the bottom 90% hold 73% of all debt. we are wiping out the planet and the public is left holding the bag. we definitely need something completely different. putting the moral outrage aside for a second, this situation also puts cities at great risk. we've only gotten a taste of the destruction that -- disruption as possible with the numerous revolutions that broke out. the crisis will land hardest in cities. i see city's borrowing language from complexity theory, i see the boys and a critical state. it is a new situation. 50% of global population is urban, young, and connected by mobile phones. the young are the hardest hit here. in spain, the unemployment rate for young adults is around 50%. in the united states, college graduates are leaving school with an average of $24,000 in student loan debt into labor market for
there has been 15 years of sustainable development with development of new green technologies. in 2011, we have the largest out of carbon ever. inequality has reached epic proportions around the world. in the united states, the richest 1% owned 38% of all wealth. the bottom 90% hold 73% of all debt. we are wiping out the planet and the public is left holding the bag. we definitely need something completely different. putting the moral outrage aside for a second, this situation also puts cities...
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today, it's 6.9. >> [applause.] >> and technology is leading the way. we're home to now -- just within our 49 square miles, we're home to 1,635 technology companies, still growing, over 225 clean tech companies, more than 100 biotech companies, and we have owncone of those categories or growing more every month. imgetting excited because that means a lot more jobs. i think we will soon lead the whole state. and i kind of say that too because marin county has traditionally been lower than ours and so has san mateo. i think marin county has been lower because we have their wine, you will probably have some tonight and san ma taiee because it's our airport that emploaxcju everybody there. so we will take credit for all three counties. i told jerry, i'm never going to complain to jerry brown, what he to happen in the state legislature, because i used the first year and a half to insulate myself from all of that, emotionally as well as programmatically to say i'm not going to let the state hurt our city or the federal government. we've got to innovate our wa
today, it's 6.9. >> [applause.] >> and technology is leading the way. we're home to now -- just within our 49 square miles, we're home to 1,635 technology companies, still growing, over 225 clean tech companies, more than 100 biotech companies, and we have owncone of those categories or growing more every month. imgetting excited because that means a lot more jobs. i think we will soon lead the whole state. and i kind of say that too because marin county has traditionally been lower...
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to provide cbos for the technological need and the center set up and training. this is one time. the 150,000 is to hire two people to coordinate this. one specifically with online technology knowledge to make sure we get this implemented and implemented well. this would be positions that continue being funded by the school district. and as we go through our annual budgeting process. they would be allocated into that. so again this is one-time funding. the student counseling sessions are the extra boost we are doing right now around the community. extra outreach sessions with families for counselors to really focus on this group of juniors. the targeted support is again to give us a boost for this current class of juniors. who are the first to be hallowed to these graduation requirements. and to be sure that we have that extra support or the opportunity to give that extra support. like we had the opportunities in summer school. >> of this 2.7, which categories are one-time in nature? maybe you can just call out which ones were. >> there is the ideal world and the reality world. i
to provide cbos for the technological need and the center set up and training. this is one time. the 150,000 is to hire two people to coordinate this. one specifically with online technology knowledge to make sure we get this implemented and implemented well. this would be positions that continue being funded by the school district. and as we go through our annual budgeting process. they would be allocated into that. so again this is one-time funding. the student counseling sessions are the...
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. >>> chevron won't be installing new clean air technologies at the side of its -- site of its august refinery fire. it's decided to repair the richmond equipment rather than replace it. federal law only requires the new technology be installed when major changes are made which means chevron is not required to install clean air systems. however they say they will voluntarily reduce its emissions. >>> get the boards wax asked ready for the slopes -- waxed and ready for the slopes. heavenly and north star will open up tomorrow. cookwood and squaw valley will open up on friday for the weekend. all four resorts got over 2 feet of snow this past weekend. and with the help the snow making they're good to go a week before the big thanksgiving holiday and let's kick it to lawrence now because i have a feeling they will get more snow before the end of the week right? >> oh, yeah a lot more snow. in fact this weekend good news for them. if you like to ski folks you will love it. a lot of snow in the hike coming up right in -- high country coming up right now it is nice and dry outside. a few hi
. >>> chevron won't be installing new clean air technologies at the side of its -- site of its august refinery fire. it's decided to repair the richmond equipment rather than replace it. federal law only requires the new technology be installed when major changes are made which means chevron is not required to install clean air systems. however they say they will voluntarily reduce its emissions. >>> get the boards wax asked ready for the slopes -- waxed and ready for the...
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not in technology. as a result the controller presented a city budget for technology of just under $200 million. through our interviews with technology leadership we were told that amount is under estimated by ten to 20% or more due to the differences of what to include. actual expenditures presented more difficult picture. some departments use non technology people to perform technology assignments and hiding the expenses outside of technology. actual cost of city wide projects are blurred as the examples shows. no one knows for sure how much is being spent, how much is being saved. without comprehensive information there is no way to evaluate the success of ict city wide consolidations. we found no analysis where cost savings would come from from department to department or any of the consolidations. isn't there a reason to evaluate them on an ongoing basis? for that focused data is needed. it's not done now. either is a data base for personnel city wide and match needs with talent and ability. we don
not in technology. as a result the controller presented a city budget for technology of just under $200 million. through our interviews with technology leadership we were told that amount is under estimated by ten to 20% or more due to the differences of what to include. actual expenditures presented more difficult picture. some departments use non technology people to perform technology assignments and hiding the expenses outside of technology. actual cost of city wide projects are blurred as...
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., thank you for joining us [ male announcer ] are you ready for tomorrow's technology today? then switch to at&t u-verse tv. add the wireless receiver exclusively from at&t, and you're no longer tied to the tv outlet. move your tv wherever you want in your home...even outside. [ megan ] call now and switch to u-verse for just $29 a month for six months, with a total home dvr included, free for life. add hbo and cinemax and get the first three months free. plus you can bundle tv and u-verse high speed internet with speeds up to 24 megs. [ male announcer ] our total home dvr lets you record four shows at once... and play them back in any room. every channel is in 100-percent, crystal-clear digital picture and sound. and you can upgrade to get 170 hd channels -- that's more than cable. [ megan ] so call now and switch to u-verse for just $29 a month for six months, with a total home dvr included, free for life.
., thank you for joining us [ male announcer ] are you ready for tomorrow's technology today? then switch to at&t u-verse tv. add the wireless receiver exclusively from at&t, and you're no longer tied to the tv outlet. move your tv wherever you want in your home...even outside. [ megan ] call now and switch to u-verse for just $29 a month for six months, with a total home dvr included, free for life. add hbo and cinemax and get the first three months free. plus you can bundle tv and...
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we want everybody to enjoy the riches of technology. we want them to enjoy the economy in san francisco. that is why we're working so hard to make sure our central marketplace is welcoming of all these technology companies, making sure that we can work with other cities. i am very lucky to be part of the u.s. conference of mayors, and they allow me to represent san francisco as the innovative center for all the rest of the cities across the country.
we want everybody to enjoy the riches of technology. we want them to enjoy the economy in san francisco. that is why we're working so hard to make sure our central marketplace is welcoming of all these technology companies, making sure that we can work with other cities. i am very lucky to be part of the u.s. conference of mayors, and they allow me to represent san francisco as the innovative center for all the rest of the cities across the country.
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to some of the leading technology companies in the valley. we have companies that raise anywhere from a thousand dollars to $25 million that have sort of been housed with us. some of the coolest things that have happened at the hatchery two people sitting next to each other working on the same app for six months decided to merge and raise a million dollars for their company. so, collaborative consumption is something we truly believe in and having spent a couple of years working with the likes of jane, brian, tina lee and a bunch of other people who have been sort of working on this open data problem, it's been sort of exciting to sort of see it come to fruition today and see sort of the progress that they've made. so, for me this is sort of -- it's been fun to sort of watch this team of people come together and do what they do and make san francisco a 21st century city. so, you know, it's an honor to welcome the mayor back to the hatchery, the new hatchery. we invite you, supervisor chiu, to our monthly infamous happy hours where bourbon and
to some of the leading technology companies in the valley. we have companies that raise anywhere from a thousand dollars to $25 million that have sort of been housed with us. some of the coolest things that have happened at the hatchery two people sitting next to each other working on the same app for six months decided to merge and raise a million dollars for their company. so, collaborative consumption is something we truly believe in and having spent a couple of years working with the likes...
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like you can build technology you want, platform you want, that's great. it's the people who are doing it that matter and they're going to get stuff done. this has some of the best people, shannon and jay are doing t. they've been doing it awhile so they know what they're doing. it's great. last year i was building this adopted tree app and i found it on the data portal. it had like some weird geo data like it was in some form i couldn't use. i just dropped jay a note and like within 24 hours i got the data fixed and it was perfect. so, it's those kind of relationships that matter and having the right people in place. so, i think the chief data officer, these guys will end up joining a rock star team. >> not a question, but just a comment to say thanks to the city's innovation office. we're a small company from ireland called building i. we take permit data from cities and show it to anyone who wants to see it. we started off in ireland, discovered the san francisco data and came over here and now we've got an office up and running here with san francisco
like you can build technology you want, platform you want, that's great. it's the people who are doing it that matter and they're going to get stuff done. this has some of the best people, shannon and jay are doing t. they've been doing it awhile so they know what they're doing. it's great. last year i was building this adopted tree app and i found it on the data portal. it had like some weird geo data like it was in some form i couldn't use. i just dropped jay a note and like within 24 hours i...
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the reason we are here is technology. the technology is all about providing input, a life that we can live that doesn't require living life without the troublesome requirement of having much of a brain. these are wonderful things. the american citizen watches this in the upper left for about seven hours a day. that is information without action. i loved it. but imoderation. on the lower left. we see a topographic map from a satellite. what you see in red is the city of baltimore. places where the sunlight does not hit the ground because it is all paved. it is to make sure that every footfall is secure and you cannot pay a bit of attention to it. many of you have been doing it for quite a few years now. it is not good to sleepwalk through life. that way we don't have to worry about a thing. there is no bond on the floor. it is designed to be controlled and removed our brains of for having to worry about the details. i use google for an hour or two or three every day and my work and in my life. what a wonderful tool. it red
the reason we are here is technology. the technology is all about providing input, a life that we can live that doesn't require living life without the troublesome requirement of having much of a brain. these are wonderful things. the american citizen watches this in the upper left for about seven hours a day. that is information without action. i loved it. but imoderation. on the lower left. we see a topographic map from a satellite. what you see in red is the city of baltimore. places where...
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air quality officials urge chevron to replace equipment with newer technology. chevron says there will be small pollution control improvements, but some say the oil giants could be doing more. the meeting takes place tomorrow at 9:45 in the morning at the air quality management district office in san francisco. >>> port of oakland workers are getting ready for a 24-hour strike this week. members of sciu local 1021 will protest at the port and in front of terminal 1 at oakland airport on tuesday. the union says the port demands pay cuts, despite having a budget surplus and claim it's lying about port finances to the workers and the public. the workers have been without a contract for more than a year. >>> an investigation is under way in vallejo to determine if two drive-by shootings last night within an hour of each other are linked. police say the first incident, a woman was sent to the hospital after being shot on wendy street and taper avenue just before 7:00 p.m. she is expected to be okay. about an hour earlier another drive-by shooting on mark avenue near
air quality officials urge chevron to replace equipment with newer technology. chevron says there will be small pollution control improvements, but some say the oil giants could be doing more. the meeting takes place tomorrow at 9:45 in the morning at the air quality management district office in san francisco. >>> port of oakland workers are getting ready for a 24-hour strike this week. members of sciu local 1021 will protest at the port and in front of terminal 1 at oakland airport...
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the technology required is intense and the israelis have her back to bed. the israelis pay for the development of the iron dome system themselves. america has been paying for the production of the iron dome systems. there is another problem economically, which is we don't know exactly how many interceptors israel has in their supply system. melissa: how many do you think? >> my informal assessment based on open source reporting was about 1300, maybe 1350 interceptors to start. they shot off at least 400 this past week. it's a drop of 25 to 30% of their supply. now the problem is hamas had 10,000 rockets in gaza to start. hezbollah has 40-60,000 rockets in syria and southern lebanon. iron dome is qualitatively superior to anything that hamas or hezbollah has. melissa: thank you for coming on, that is all very important information i have not heard anywhere else and i hope you'll come back on soon. >> absolutely. thank you for having me. melissa: crude oil futures falling 3% after hope for a cease-fire in the gaza strip immediate concerns of supply risk in th
the technology required is intense and the israelis have her back to bed. the israelis pay for the development of the iron dome system themselves. america has been paying for the production of the iron dome systems. there is another problem economically, which is we don't know exactly how many interceptors israel has in their supply system. melissa: how many do you think? >> my informal assessment based on open source reporting was about 1300, maybe 1350 interceptors to start. they shot...
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although address although these bodies address technology on a city wide basis technology is not treated as a distinct organizational entity and i agree. i think it should be treated as a city wide and departmental function and hr function, or the controller's function. some functions need to be centralized and others will always within within their departments. and by the way i just want to deas for members of the public and city staff it's not my perspective that we should centralize all things. clearly the department of public health needs those records and the airport needs those those things and we all have emails and there is a blend in the different activities and they should be handled a bit differently is something that we need to do. finding number 15. there is no comprehensive annual report on the state of technology within city government presented to the mayor and the board of supervisors. agree. there is no annual reporting. we supposed to have biannual reporting and just as we have annual revisions to the ten year capital plan i think ict plan would benefit from annual rev
although address although these bodies address technology on a city wide basis technology is not treated as a distinct organizational entity and i agree. i think it should be treated as a city wide and departmental function and hr function, or the controller's function. some functions need to be centralized and others will always within within their departments. and by the way i just want to deas for members of the public and city staff it's not my perspective that we should centralize all...
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between using the new technology and keeping their privacy. we are pleased to hear that mtc is taking action that clipper action, although not as precise as information from a cell phone, can reveal a lot about a individual. it can reveal if you got on or off bart near a hospital, near a clinic, all sorts of things that may imply things about your personal life and particularly over a long period of time there is an extensive amount of information collected about a person. are they going to church on a regular basis. are they going to baseball games when they are supposed to be at work? i think it is important to recognize that these records should be respected, should be treated as private information and as the commission said, should be looked at and retained only as long as necessary for operational purposes, not because it's cheap to retain data but because you need them for fraud. i'd like to demonstrate to the committee, this is an application for an android app >> what is it called again? fare bot it requires a new android phone that h
between using the new technology and keeping their privacy. we are pleased to hear that mtc is taking action that clipper action, although not as precise as information from a cell phone, can reveal a lot about a individual. it can reveal if you got on or off bart near a hospital, near a clinic, all sorts of things that may imply things about your personal life and particularly over a long period of time there is an extensive amount of information collected about a person. are they going to...
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and we hope that the technology supports us. >> so commissioners this is, as for the last three years we have been in a process of rethinking general education transportation services. and we are in the presentation tonight, going to share what our budget reduction goals are for the 2013-14 school year. and go over what the approach for developing recommendations for year 3 of changes, and then going into a description of what those recommendations are. the impact of the changes, and an overview of the next steps and the description of some alternatives to yellow bus transportation. in the appendix, just for context, this is an overview of the board's policy guidelines and an overview of the general education transportation services currently available and a summary of the changes that have taken place over the last two years. so i will start with the budget reduction goal. as you know, we are trying to minimize the use of general fund contributions for general education transportation. and so, we need to reduce the fleet by 5 buss from 30 to 25 in the 2013, in the 13, 14 school year
and we hope that the technology supports us. >> so commissioners this is, as for the last three years we have been in a process of rethinking general education transportation services. and we are in the presentation tonight, going to share what our budget reduction goals are for the 2013-14 school year. and go over what the approach for developing recommendations for year 3 of changes, and then going into a description of what those recommendations are. the impact of the changes, and an...
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inspections can be done with various technologies, often by a robot... or personally by a technician on a bicycle. sensors detect breaks, cracks, and weaknesses in the pipe. man: we have roots at this cap lateral at 79. narrator: tree roots can grow into the pipe, splitting it apart. man: more light roots at 69. narrator: sometimes they may even find fully collapsed sections. after gathering the data, utilities can assess the need for rehabilitation. sinha: you have to choose the rehabilitation technique so that the life of the pipe can be extended 30 years, 40 years, 50 years. allbee: any asset has an optimal investment strategy. if you're making investments in that asset too early, or too late, you're wasting money. it costs about three times as much to fix a system once it's failed. so it's all about finding that right point where the dollars should flow toward that asset. narrator: but finding the funds to evaluate and rebuild these assets is an ongoing struggle. johnson: there is a gap between what's being spent by municipalities and water supply sy
inspections can be done with various technologies, often by a robot... or personally by a technician on a bicycle. sensors detect breaks, cracks, and weaknesses in the pipe. man: we have roots at this cap lateral at 79. narrator: tree roots can grow into the pipe, splitting it apart. man: more light roots at 69. narrator: sometimes they may even find fully collapsed sections. after gathering the data, utilities can assess the need for rehabilitation. sinha: you have to choose the rehabilitation...
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we're embracing the use of technology and to enhance our performance, to measure our performances, to increase transparency and communications with our constituents and to transform our relationships with business and residents. many of you in this room already know how hard it is and how difficult it is to start a business in our city. business owners have to navigate through multiple city departments, state and federal regulations, so now we're deploying technology to streamline this process. we're going to make it easier with a one stop shop to make sure our san francisco businesses can start here, stay here and grow here. innovation is at the forefront. let me mention a special area of innovation that's going on, what i call the silent giant in san francisco. you'll have in front of you this study. it is entitled from our council the world-leading center for health care and research that's produced and it will allow you to see how our medical industry is a 16.7 billion dollar industry for the city and county of san francisco. 16.7 billion dollars. it employs 100,000 people in our
we're embracing the use of technology and to enhance our performance, to measure our performances, to increase transparency and communications with our constituents and to transform our relationships with business and residents. many of you in this room already know how hard it is and how difficult it is to start a business in our city. business owners have to navigate through multiple city departments, state and federal regulations, so now we're deploying technology to streamline this process....
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know what, we started out as really something to control wind as an asset, when you combine today's technology becomes something entirely different. >> wind turbines in an urban environment is a relatively new concept. there are a few buildings in other major cities where they have installed wind turbines on the roof. and wind turbines in buildings are effective. >> the discussion was do we do that or not? and the answer was, of course. if they're not perfect yet, they're building a building that will last 100 years. in 100 years someone is going to perfect wind efficient turbines. if these aren't right, we'll replace them. we have time to do that. >> the building that's two renewable energy generations. wind turbines located on the north facade. two different levels of photo volume takes. >> we have over 600 solar panels and three platforms on the building, and four integrated wind turbines. the wind turbines and the solar panels produce 7% of the building's energy. and we're reducing the use of energy here by 32% in the office building. >> the entire building is controlled by a complex compu
know what, we started out as really something to control wind as an asset, when you combine today's technology becomes something entirely different. >> wind turbines in an urban environment is a relatively new concept. there are a few buildings in other major cities where they have installed wind turbines on the roof. and wind turbines in buildings are effective. >> the discussion was do we do that or not? and the answer was, of course. if they're not perfect yet, they're building a...
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it has been around for a long time, but something all our companies have in common is we use technology -- in our cases, an online platform -- that actually lowers the barrier -- the barrier of entry so people across the social spectrum can engage. you do not need to have a second home in a fancy condo buildings in this city. you can have an extra count that you want to rent out, and you can find access to travelers from all over the world who also do not have the resources to spend money on a $200 hotel bill who want to say on your couch, and that is really democratizing travel, not just access to travel, but also access to the tourism economy that flourishes in the city. >> i just want to address the technology point really quickly. we try and emphasize the human aspect of this, whether it is on the website or whether it is through the iphone app. other people use a device that we built, that lets you share a car more conveniently by letting the richer unlock the car with their smartphone. even with that, we really try to connect the people who are sharing because a lot of people to a
it has been around for a long time, but something all our companies have in common is we use technology -- in our cases, an online platform -- that actually lowers the barrier -- the barrier of entry so people across the social spectrum can engage. you do not need to have a second home in a fancy condo buildings in this city. you can have an extra count that you want to rent out, and you can find access to travelers from all over the world who also do not have the resources to spend money on a...
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elevated technology all here in san francisco. we will also visit the machinery where all the behind- the-scenes gears control these incredible machines. we are very fortunate today to have an expert with those who is going to walk us are around elevators in san francisco. can you tell us about the history of elevators in san francisco? the measure -- >> sure. the history of elevator technology evolves with the city. first elevators were installed for moving materials in the 1860's. in the 1870's, the first passenger elevator was installed, and that allowed building heights to go up to about seven floors. starting in the 18 eighties, 1890's, the first electric elevators were installed. that allowed for buildings to go up even higher, even more than 10 floors, and those were the first elevators that became representative of what we consider modern elevators today. >> so the height of buildings is related to elevator technology. >> both of these technologies encourage architects to build taller buildings. engineering and materials s
elevated technology all here in san francisco. we will also visit the machinery where all the behind- the-scenes gears control these incredible machines. we are very fortunate today to have an expert with those who is going to walk us are around elevators in san francisco. can you tell us about the history of elevators in san francisco? the measure -- >> sure. the history of elevator technology evolves with the city. first elevators were installed for moving materials in the 1860's. in...
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thinking about a new approach to technology, using technology differently. maybe it will be your first time in beijing with a computer. you might feel a little bit like a fish out of water. i really do understand. i am the very last person that anyone in my circle of friends and family would have ever thought would be heading up a tech company. i never thought i would either. i can tell you, it is a slippery slope once you get started on technology, so i thought i would take it a little easy and introduce you. maybe that wasn't the kind of mouse you are thinking about, how want to tell you a story. this is a mother mouse. she was walking down an alley with all of her about slayings of a lovely spring day. as she was walking down the winding road, out of the bushes comes a big cat. it charges its back and hisses, the mother mouse gathers her little children around her, and looks the cat in the eye and goes, ruff, ruff, ruff. the cat, stunned, turns and runs away. the mother bows looked down and says, let that be a lesson to you. never underestimate the power
thinking about a new approach to technology, using technology differently. maybe it will be your first time in beijing with a computer. you might feel a little bit like a fish out of water. i really do understand. i am the very last person that anyone in my circle of friends and family would have ever thought would be heading up a tech company. i never thought i would either. i can tell you, it is a slippery slope once you get started on technology, so i thought i would take it a little easy...
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because of the technology? or am i going to be (inaudible) because of technology? >> and at the end of the day, everybody's job is enhanced not limiting. you will be asked to do more with less. we have to do more and this is where the role of technology and our passions come together. >> and i want to also thank our department of human services as well. they have been very active in helping us figure out more on the workforce issues as we try to get more into a modern (inaudible). all of these recognitions are in anticipation of all of those... two of those. the first one, which (inaudible) [ applause ] >> you know, we are getting ready because we declared the month of october the innovation month and that is when we clinched the nationally (inaudible) and the other one that i made in recognition and certainly taking the lead from president obama and the white house presidential fellows. is that we are today, announcing our own mayor's city hall innovation fellows as a program in san francisco. [ applause ] >> and collaborate their own passions for improving our ci
because of the technology? or am i going to be (inaudible) because of technology? >> and at the end of the day, everybody's job is enhanced not limiting. you will be asked to do more with less. we have to do more and this is where the role of technology and our passions come together. >> and i want to also thank our department of human services as well. they have been very active in helping us figure out more on the workforce issues as we try to get more into a modern (inaudible)....